| Deposit ID | 10078357 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026649 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hecla Mine |
| Point of reference | Geographic coordinates: | Elevation | UTM | Precision | Relative position | Point location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -115.81742, 47.51847 (WGS84) | 1175 | On south side of Canyon Creek at Burke | ||||
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| -115.81742, 47.51847 (WGS84) | 1154 | On south side of Canyon Creek at south end of Burke | ||||
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Burke(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Thompson Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 048N | 005E | 09,10,15 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyromorphite | Trace |
| Boulangerite | Trace |
| Covellite | Trace |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Burke Formation | ||
| Rock description | Burke Formation | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Upper Prichard Formation | ||
| Rock description | Upper Prichard Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -115.81742, 47.51847 | |
|---|---|---|
| (2) | -115.81742, 47.51847 |
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Host fault for the Hecla vein is a feather joint off a N-S shear, part of system of N-S shears that connect the Osburn and Thompson Pass faults. |
| Name | Hecla |
|---|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
| Strike | N 62 DEG W |
| Dip | 80N |
| Thickness | 1257M |
| Length | 396M |
| Width | 12M |
| Name | Hecla B |
|---|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
| Strike | 70-80NE |
| Dip | 70-80NE |
| Thickness | 259 |
| Length | 152 |
| Name | Ore-Or-No-Go |
|---|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
| Strike | 75NE |
| Dip | 75NE |
| Thickness | 469 |
| Length | 91 |
| Name | Magazine |
|---|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
| Strike | 70-80NE |
| Dip | 70-80NE |
| Thickness | 214 |
| Length | 79 |
| Name | East Hecla (Russell) |
|---|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
| Strike | 70SE |
| Dip | 70SE |
| Thickness | 531 |
| Length | 76 |
| Width | 6 |
| Depth to top | 0 |
| Depth to bottom | 440 |
| Name | East Hecla 74 |
|---|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
| Strike | 75SW |
| Dip | 75SW |
| Thickness | 658 |
| Length | 183 |
| Width | 4 |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Mining method | Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Waste Rock |
| Year of first production | 1897 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Production years | 1898-1951 |
| District name | Lelande |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hecla Mining Co. (Golconda ?) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
| First year | 1891 |
| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1898-1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | Ore Treated | ||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 6973501mt | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | Total workings |
| Length | 38500M |
| Overall depth | 1100M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026649 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_279 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.
RANSOME, F. L., 1905 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 260 , P. 274 - 303 .
Mitchell, V.E., and Bennett, E.H., 1983, Production statistics for the Coeur d'Alene mining district, Shoshone County, Idaho, 1884-1980: Idaho Geological Survey Technical Report 83-3, 33 p.
Long, K.R., 1998, Grade and tonnage models for Coeur d'Alene-type polymetallic veins: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-583m 28 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HECLA OWNS MAJOR INTEREST IN LUCKY FRIDAY, SUNSHINE UNIT AREA, SILVER SUMMIT, STAR UNIT AREA, AND MAYFLOWER MINE. |
| Deposit | 6 MAIN ORE SHOOTS: HECLA, HECLA B, ORE-OR-NO-GO, MAGAZINE, EAST HECLA, EAST HECLA 74 . DEPTHS TO TOP, BOTTOM, ABOVE, EXPRESSED IN ELEVATION ON HECLA VEIN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 17-OCT-1990 | Kauffman, John D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 08-MAR-2005 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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